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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
based on isolated pathogen ... Antimicrobial #Pathogens
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
engulf foreign pathogens ... System: opsonize pathogen
Type 1 vs Type 2 Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction Type 1:
 - Plaque rupture/erosion with occlusive thrombus
Type 1 vs Type 2 ... Myocardial Infarction Type ... Myocardial Infarction Type ... #Type2 #Comparison ... #TypeI #TypeII
Differences between Mobitz Type I and Type II Second-Degree AV Block

#Mobitz #Wenckebach #TypeI #TypeII #Type1 #Type2
between Mobitz Type ... Mobitz #Wenckebach #TypeI ... #TypeII #Type1 ... #Type2 #AVBlock ... SecondDegree #Cardiology #Comparison
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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many fungi • Pathogens ... Aspergillus • Other Pathogens ... cell walls • Pathogens ... Aspergillus • Other Pathogens ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
Key Pathogens to ... H. influenzae type ... holmesii #Asplenia #Pathogens
Innate Immune Cells - Pathophysiology
The innate immune system consists of granulocytes, mast cells, natural killer cells,
require previous pathogen ... internalizing pathogens
Epidemiologic Clues to Unusual Pathogens in Pneumonia

#Diagnosis #Pneumonia #History #Pathogens #Clues #Infections #Differential #Atypical
Clues to Unusual Pathogens ... Pneumonia #History #Pathogens
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Septic Arthritis by Pathogen ... #Presentation #Pathogen
Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
clinical findings Pathogens ... auditory canal -> Pathogen